[Harp-L] Re: Turning Richter into soloist--a proposed tuning (but no good for blues)

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm wondering if your point is two solid octaves in G mixolydian?  If 
so, wouldn't it be easier to simply raise the 3 blow from G to A 
("Paddy Richter"), giving you one octave from 2 draw to 6 blow, and a 
second octave from 6 blow to 9 blow?  

If the point is to create a solo tuning "feel" by having the 
enharmonic Cs on 3 blow and 4 blow, then why not just go all the way 
and make it solo.  It would take some retunes and some reed swaps, but 
it might not be quite as irregular...

To me, the duplicated tonic in each octave is the biggest liability of 
solo tuning.  

-tim

Gary Lehmann wrote:
> Say in C . . .
> Raise the first three blow holes to E, G, C and the first two draw 
> holes to F, A.  Then on top, lower blow holes 8 and 9 to C and E, 
> and lower draw hole 10 to G.
> This gives you a good solid two octaves of do re mi (with a smidge 
> on the bottom and a high tonic note).
> This would likely be crap for blues.
> Your thoughts?